Annual Policy Report 2009

The Annual Policy Report 2009 provides an overview of migration and asylum-related developments and debates in Austria. The report concentrates on the two amendments of the Aliens’ Law which were adopted in 2009 and entered into force on 1 January 2010. One deals primarily with the revision of different humanitarian residence permits. The other amendment introduced significant changes to the immigration and asylum system in Austria, including subsequent asylum applications, the treatment of delinquent persons granted asylum and beneficiaries of subsidiary protection, as well as age assessment.